Which parking sensor is this ?

[Deleted member 154425]

Lately I have a parking sensor coming up randomly (i.e at traffic light but no one in front of me) and it always is the same - anyone a clue which sensor that would be ? Right to the number plate ?

Plate got no holder and is glued straight to the car and I cleaned everything already ...

 

[whitenemesis]

My CLS55 used to do this quite randomly, turned out to be heat soak from the engine setting it off.

 

[Deleted member 154425]

Interesting - I also read that it could be water trapped - WD40 is apparently a good help with that .. I mean it isn't a big deal anyway - I exclusively use cameras and disabled the sensors ... given that it is random I can only imagine it being a loose connector or water or as you say - heat ...

How did you find out it was heat ?

 

[whitenemesis]

Conversation with indie specialist, ruled out damp or loose connections and I also noted it was more prevalent when the ambient air was chilly and the breeze from the rear..

 

[Deleted member 154425]

Thanks - not really chilly here - in fact it is getting a bit hot for my taste

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Interesting - I also read that it could be water trapped - WD40 is apparently a good help with that .. I mean it isn't a big deal anyway - I exclusively use cameras and disabled the sensors ... given that it is random I can only imagine it being a loose connector or water or as you say - heat ...

How did you find out it was heat ?

I used wd40 on mine for a while. It gets rid of damp but also rotted away the rubber seal on the side of the sensor ,making it worse.

 

[Deleted member 154425]

Oh dear. Thanks for the info. Was thinking about PPF as well. That probably kills it too. I'll try compressed air.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Oh dear. Thanks for the info. Was thinking about PPF as well. That probably kills it too. I'll try compressed air.

Pretty sure the sensors are all the same . Btw.

 

[Deleted member 154425]

What you mean.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

What you mean.

anyone a clue which sensor that would be ?

 

[Deleted member 154425]

I mean which sensor is responsible for the area that is firing up. Each sensor surely is responsible for a different area.

 

[OneForTheRoad]

I mean which sensor is responsible for the area that is firing up. Each sensor surely is responsible for a different area.

Correct.

 

[Deleted member 154425]

Right and that's my point lol. Trying to figure out which sensor is responsible for the red dot. Can't be all of them

 

[OneForTheRoad]

Argh ok . I'll guess at, the sensor right of the number plate ?

I took it you wanted to know which sensor it was , hence my , they are all the same answer . If you want to know which individual sensor is tripping you need a code scanner like icarsoft mb2 v2 . Its capable of talking with the sensors.

 

[Deleted member 154425]

I wonder if it really has something to do with heat or magic. It doesn't come up around where I live but without a fail on a particular A road. I come from the shops, this thing fires up every two seconds. Mile up the road, nothing. It's booked in for end of August but I bet they find nuff all.